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Remote control problems, Touch pad or mouse problems – Dell Vostro 1000 (Mid 2007) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

A

DJUST

THE

W

INDOWS

VOLUME

CONTROL

Click or double-click the speaker

icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. Ensure that the volume is turned
up and that the sound is not muted.

Remote Control Problems

A

PPLICATION

DOES

NOT

RESPOND

TO

REMOTE

CONTROL

WITHIN

THE

SPECIFIED

MAXIMUM

RANGE

Check that the battery is placed correctly with the "+" side facing up.
Check that the battery is also not weak.

Point your remote control to the receiver. The receiver is underneath the
touch pad of your computer.

Move the remote control closer to your computer.

R

EMOTE

CONTROL

IS

STUCK

IN

THE

SLOT

Check that you have not incorrectly stored the remote control into a non-
Express Card slot. Contact Dell Technical Support for removing it.

Touch Pad or Mouse Problems

C

HECK

THE

TOUCH

PAD

SETTINGS

Windows XP:

1 Click Start→ Control Panel→ Mouse.
2 Adjust the settings, as needed.

Windows Vista:

1 Click the Windows Vista Start button

→ Control Panel→ Hardware

and Sound

→ Mouse.

2 Adjust the settings, as needed.

C

HECK

THE

MOUSE

CABLE

Shut down the computer, disconnect the mouse

cable and check it for damage, then firmly reconnect the cable.

If you are using a mouse extension cable, disconnect it and connect the
mouse directly to the computer.

T

O

VERIFY

THAT

THE

PROBLEM

IS

WITH

THE

MOUSE

,

CHECK

THE

TOUCH

PAD

1 Shut down the computer.
2 Disconnect the mouse.

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